Newspaper Page Text
)
PAGE 4—THE BULLETIN, November 15, 1958
Calls Attention To "Task As
Shepherd Of The Entire Flock
NEWLY CROWNED PONTIFF
IS 21ST LEGITIMATE POPE
TO BEAR NAME OF ‘JOHN'
(Continued from Page one)
the reign of a Pontiff, but they
cannot in any way serve as sub
stitutes for this.
The central point, however, is
the zeal of the good shepherd,
ready for every sacred under
taking no matter how daring,
straightforward, constant, even
to the supreme sacrifice: ‘The
good shepherd lays down his life
for his sheep.’ (John 10, 11)
“How beautiful is the Church
of Christ, the sheepfold (John
10, 1)!
“The shepherd ‘goes before
the flock’ (John 10, 4) and all
follow him. If necessary he en
gages in combat with the wolf
in order to defend his sheep.
Then the horizon broadens:
‘And other sheep I have that are
not of this fold. Them also I
must bring, and they shall hear
my voice, and there shall be one
fold and one shepherd.’ (John
10, 16). Here is the missionary
problem in all its vastness and
beauty. This is the solicitude of
the Roman Pontificate, the pri
mary one, even though not the
only one. It blends with many
others of equal importance.
“But of greater interest than
mere action in itself is the spi
rit of that action. Every pontifi
cate takes on a particular fea
ture from the character of the
person who represents it. And
certainly all the features of all
the popes who succeeded each
other down through the centu
ries are reflected and must be
reflected in the face of Christ,
the Divine Master who trod the
paths of this earth for the sole
purpose of spreading His bene
ficial teaching and the light of
His wonderful example.
“Now His divine teaching and
His great example are summed
up in His words, ‘Learn from
me, for I am meek and humble
of heart’ (Matt. 11, 29), hence
the features of great meekness
and humility.
“Pious and fervent souls
throughout the world. We beg
of you to pray to Our Lord for
the Pope with the intention of
obtaining for him the exercise
of perfection in meekness and
humility. We are quite sure that
many rich graces will follow
from this exercise, and that the
continuation of the eminently
spiritual work of the father of
all the faithful will render an
immense service also to the en
tire social order in the temporal
and earthly domain.
“Permit Us finally, venerable
brothers and beloved children,
to make reference to something
which is a matter very dear to
Us by an exceedingly happy co
incidence which touches Our
heart both as a priest and as a
bishop. On this day, November
4, which from now on will mark
the anniversary of the solemn
rite of the coronation of the new
Pontiff, the liturgy of the Uni
versal Church celebrates each
year the feast of St. Charles
Borromeo.
“The figure of this Archbishop
of Milan, who is to be numbered
among the greatest pastors of
souls in the history of the
Church in every age, always has
been and still is very close to
Our heart. It was beside the
very precious relic of his heart,
which is venerated in Rome in
the church dedicated to him on
the Corso (a main street in
Rome), that We received Our
episcopal consecration 34 years
ago.
“The life of Christ’s Church
has had its stationary periods
and its revivals. In one such
period Providence reserved for
St. Charles Borromeo the lofty
task of cooperating in an ex
ceptional manner in restoring
order in the Church. The part he
played in putting into practice
the reforms of the Council of
Trent, the example he gave in
applying those reforms in Milan
and in various other dioceses in
Italy, earned for him the glori
ous title, ‘Master of Bishops,’ as
he was also counselor of popes
and a wonderful example of
episcopal sanctity.
“During the ceremonies of the
solemn rite of pontifical corona
tion it is permitted to add in a
special litany the names of some
saints to which the new Pontiff
is particularly devoted. When
you come to the invocation ‘St.
Charles, help him,’ kindly utter
with ardent hearts your unani
mous prayer in favor and pledge
of those graces which St. Charles
will give to Us, Our protector
as We now call him as he will
design to be for Us now and
always. Amen.”
Pope Sends
Aid To Families
Of Mine Victims
OTTAWA, (NC) — Holiness
Pope John XXIII has sent $5,000
to Canada to aid the families of
the men killed as a result of the
mine disaster in Spring Hill,
Nova Scotia, on October 23.
The new Pope made his tangi
ble expression of sympathy for
the mine victims in sending the
fund to Archbishop Giovanni
Panico, Apostolic Delegate to
Canada, for distribution among
the families by Archbishop Jos
eph G. Berry of Halifax.
A total of 174 men were trap
ped in the deep colliery when
the land shifted and sealed off
the mine. Eighty-one were res
cued in the first few hours, and
another 19 were found alive lat
er. At the same time, 31 bodies
had been brought out of the
mine, and 43 were still to be
found.
Thousands Attend Rites
(Continued from page one)
throng repeatedly. The cheering
died suddenly as the Holy Fa
ther paused to pray at the Altar
of the Blessed Sacrament. Then
it was redoubled as he was car
ried to the Chapel of St. Greg
ory.
While receiving the obedience
of the Cardinals and of 280 pat
riarchs and bishops, the Pope
sat on the throne in the chapel.
Above him was the marble sta
tue of another pope, Leo VII,
whose hand was raised in bless
ing above the colorful scene.
Leaving this chapel the Pon
tiff was carried to the apse.
Three times flax was burned
and each time a warning was
intoned: “Holy Father, so pass
es the glory of the world.” Each
time the warning was intoned
the cheering of the crowd died
to a whisper. Just before the
last warning, however, one
member of a special group that
came from Venice, where the
new Pope was only recently
Patriarch, could not contain
himself and shouted “Venezia”
(Venice).
The Mass began, and the
Pope rang out through the ba
silica. At their stalls, the mit
red Cardinals in attendance
recited the Confiteor as the
Pope recited it before the gold
en draped altar above the tomb
of St. Peter.
During the final obedience
made by the members of the
Sacred College, His Eminence
Francis Cardinal Spellman gave
the prescribed kiss on the cheek
and breast, and received a hand
shake from the Holy Father be
fore leaving the throne.
Near the seven scarlet steps
leading up to the throne was a
reserved box in which sat the
Pope’s three brothers and sis
ter. The brothers were dressed
in black and their faces were
dark from working farm land in
the sun.
When His Eminence Nichola
Cardinal Canali went to the Al
tar of the Confession and de
scended into the Confession
proper, he intoned a special lit
any imploring the Saints to pray
for the Pope. Among them was
St. Charles Borromeo. The Pope
Oty* lulbtUt
416 8TH ST., AUGUSTA, GA.
Published fortnightly by the Catholic Laymen’s Association of
Georgia, Inc., with the Approbation of the Most Reverend Arch
bishop-Bishop of Savannah, The Most Reverend Bishop of Atlanta
and the Right Reverend Abbot Ordinary of Belmont. Subscription
price $3.00 per year.
Second class mail privileges authorized at Monroe, Georgia, Send
notice of change of address to P, O. Box 320, Monroe, Georgia.
REV. FRANCIS J. DONOHUE REV. R. DONALD KIERNAN
Editor Savannah Edition Editor Atlanta Edition
JOHN MARKWALTER
Managing Editor
Vol. 39 Saturday, November 15, 1958 No. 12
ASSOCIATION OFFICERS FOR 1957-1958
GEORGE GINGELL, Columbus President
E. M. HEAGARTY, Waycross Honorary Vice-President
MRS. DAN HARRIS, Macon Vice-President
TOM GRIFFIN, Atlanta Vice-President
NICK CAMERIO, Macon Secretary
JOHN T. BUCKLEY, Augusta Treasurer
ALVIN M. McAULIFFE, Augusta Auditor
JOHN MARKWALTER, Augusta Executive Secretary
MISS CECILE FERRY, Augusta Financial Secretary
said in his homily, that he had
this Saint’s name inserted be
cause of his special devotion to
him. The day of coronation was
this Saint’s feast day, which was
also noted in the talk.
At the Consecration of the
Mass, the trumpets again rang
out. The Swiss Guards knelt and
saluted. The flag of the governor
of the conclave was dipped in
honor.
As the Holy Father pronounc
ed the words of the Consecra
tion, at his left was a golden
mitre and at his right was the
tiara which was to rest on his
head an hour and a half later.
The gems in the papal chalice
flashed fire as he elevated it
toward the front of the church
and then to the right and left.
Assisting His Holiness were
Their Eminences Eugene Card
inal Tisserant, Nichola Cardinal
Canali and Alfredo Cardinal
Ottaviani.
The exit procession of mitred
bishops and the Pope flanked by
ceremonial fans drew waves of
cheers which thundered again
and again.
Outside the bishops gathered
on the steps of the basilica still
wearing their copes and mitres,
while prelates in purple and
scarlet joined them to gaze at
the balcony above.
About 20 minutes after the
Pope left the basilica Cardinals
appeared at the windows flank
ing the main balcony, which
was draped with a great banner
carrying the picture of the dove
perched on the three pillars of
Faith, Hope and Charity. Above
was a great crimson canopy.
The Cardinal, still mitred,
looked out over the mass of peo
ple far below. To their left the
roofs of the Vatican palace were
black with people straining to
see the Pope. The special stand
for diplomats was rapidly filled
with the delegations which had
been in the church.
Finally, at 12:52 p. m., the
Pope appeared as the broadcast
strains of the Sistine Chapel
choir filled the air. He sat on
the dark red throne which had
been raised so that all could
see the Pontiff. Cardinal Tis
serant intoned the “Our Father,”
and then Cardinal Canali set
the golden tiara on the Pope’s
head, at 12:58 p. m.
The crowd cheered and wav
ed hankerchiefs and then fell
silent as the Pope began giving
his second blessing to the city
and the world. The first he had
given was on October 28, the
night of his election.
The crowd knelt and the peo
ple crossed themselves as the
Pope pronounced the words of
the blessing in a strong, clear
voice. Once again cheers swept
through the square as all the
bells of the basilica began ring
ing the glad news against the
cold November sky that the
reign of John XII had begun.
(N. C. W. C. NEWS SERVICE)
VATICAN CITY, — The new
Pontiff, His Holiness Pope John
XXlII, formerly Angelo Cardinal
Roncalli, Patriarch of Venice,
is the 21st legitimate pope to
bear that name.
The fact that there have been
popes known by numerals
higher than the number of pon
tiffs who have borne a given
name, such as the newly elected
Holy Father, is due mainly to
the fact that some of the 36
antipopes — false claimants of
the papacy — have taken the
same name.
The first successor to the
Throne of Peter to select the
name of John was Pope St. John
I, a native of Tuscany, who came
to the papal throne in 523. He
died in 526 after being im
prisoned by Theodoric, King of
the Ostrogoths, in Ravenna.
The most recent legitimate
successor to the papacy to be
called by the name was John
XXII, who was elected in 1316
and reigned until 1334.
He was Jacques d’Euse, a na
tive of Cahors, France, who re
sided in Avignon in that coun
try during his stormy pontifi
cate, which was marked by a
struggle against heresy within
the Church and by major politi
cal problems.
From 1410 to 1415 Baldassare
Cossa, an antipope known as
John XXIII, claimed the Throne
of Peter. There were two other
antipopes called John in 844
and from 997 to 998.
Among the 259 previous popes
listed in the official Vatican
yearbook, Annuario Pontificio,
128 or close to half were known
by one of 10 names. There have
been 20 Johns, 16 Gregorys, 14
Clements and Benedicts, 13 Leos
and Innocents, 12 Piuses, 10
Stephens and 8 Bonifaces and
Urbans.
Other popes have included
seven Alexanders and six
Adrians, the last of whom was a
Dutchman and the last of the
non-Italian pontiffs. He reigned
from 1522 to 1523.
Four other names have been
used by the popes five times;
another four names, four times;
seven names, three times; nine
names, twice and 43 popes have
been known by names used
only once. The last group in
cludes the first pontiff, St. Peter.
All popes since Landon, whose
pontificate ended in 914, have
used names borne by earlier
pontiffs.
Including the new Pontiff,
only six names have been in use
during the past two centuries
and only seven since 1691. These
seven are Pius, Benedict, Leo,
Gregory, Clement, Innocent and
John. They have been borne by
20 popes, including the newly
elected Supreme Pontiff. Seven
of the 12 popes elected since
1775 have chosen the names,
Pius.
The first Clement came to the
papal throne in the year 88, the
first Pius in 140, the first In
nocent in 401, the first Leo in
440, the first Benedict in 575
and the first Gregory in 590. Of
the other popes who have used a
name more than 10 times, the
pontificate of the first Stephen
extended from 254 to 257 and
of the last from 1057 to 1058.
Names borne by five popes
each are Paul, Sixtus, Nicholas
and Celestine.
Names used by four popes are
Eugene, Honorius, Anastasius
and Sergius.
There were three pontiffs each
called Martin, Felix, Victor,
Calistus, Lucius, Sylvester and
Julius.
Two popes each chose the
names Marcellus, Gelasius, Pela-
gius, Deusdedit (or Adeodatus),
Theodore, Paschal, Marinus,
Agaptius and Damasus.
Names used only once are
Peter, Linus, Anacletus, Evaris-
tus, Telesphorus, Hygmus, Ani-
cetus, Soter, Eleutherius, Zephy-
rinus, Pontian, Anterus, Fabian,
Cornelius, Dionysius; Euty-
chian, Caius, Marcellinus, Euse
bius, Melchiades, Mark, Liber-
ius, Siricius, Zozimus, Hilary,
Simplicius, Symmachus, Hor-
misdus, Silverius, Vigilius, Sa-
bmian, Severinus, Vitalian,
Donus, Agatho, Conon, Sisinnius,
Constantine, Zachary, Valentine,
Formosus, Romanus, and Lan
don.
Saint, Military Leader,
Scholar, Have Been Among
Popes Taking Name Of John
(N. C. W. C. NEWS SERVICE)
A saint, a scholar and a mili
tary leader are among the most
distinguished popes who have
taken the name of John.
The saint was Pope John I,
first pontiff to choose the name.
He ruled from 523 to 526, dying
at lqst in prison, where he had
been placed by Theodoric, King
of the Ostrogoths and of Italy.
One of the highlights of his
career was a diplomatic mission
to the Emperor Justin in Con
stantinople, where he was re
ceived with great dignity and
even crowned the emperor at
his request.
King Theodoric, however, had
hoped that this mission would
promote his interests with the
Emperor and those of the Arian
heretics to whom he was friend
ly. Instead, it was Pope John
who seemed to have profited
most. The angry king had the
Pontiff imprisoned at Ravenna
when he returned to Italy and
there the Pope soon died.
The Latin Church has placed
Pohn John I among its martyrs.
His feast day is commemorated
on May 27.
Pope John VIII, Roman Pon
tiff from 872 to 882, is general
ly regarded as one of the out
standing popes of the ninth cen
tury.
Among his many activities he
encouraged St. Methodius in his
missionary work in Moravia,
giving him permission to use
tne Slavonic language in the
liturgy. As a result of his efforts
several tribes of Slavs placed
themselves under the protection
of the Holy See.
One of the outstanding fea
tures of his reign was his vigor
ous campaign against the Sara
cens, who were then a military
menace to Christian Europe.
Pope John VIII not only
, strengthened, the fortification of
Rome-he even took to the seas
and patrolled the coast of Italy
at the head of a fleet. In 876 he
won a crushing victory over the
Saracen pirate fleet.
Pope John XXI, Pontiff from
1276 to 1277, was known as a
distinguished scholar. In 1247 he
became professor of medicine at
the University of Siena and it
was there that he wrote his
“Summa Logicales,” which was
widely used as a logic textbood
until well into the 16th century.
This scholar-pope, a special
patron of the famed University
of Paris, was so well known for
his medical learning that,, after
his death, rumors were even
circulated that he had been a
magician.
Savannah Services
Miss Marie Duggan
SAVANNAH — Funeral serv
ices for Miss Marie C. Duggan
were held October 17th at the
Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist.
A native of Savannah, Miss
Duggan was a communicant of
the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist.
Survivors are several cousins.
SILVER TRUMPETS RING OUT AND THE BRILLIANT
CORONATION PROCESSION ENTERS ST. PETERS.
FOLLOWING IT IS THE HOLY FATHER ROBED IN WHITE
AND GOLD AND SEATED ON THE SED/A CESTATORIA.
THREE TIMES THE PROCESSION HALTS AS THE
MASTER OF CEREMONIES BURNS A WISP OF FIBER —
"HOLY FATHER, SO PASSES THE GLORY OF THIS WORLD.
THEN THE POPE BEGINS HIS
CORONATION MASS. THE CARDINAL
DEACON PLACES THE PALLIUM OVER
HIS SHOULDERS. IT IS THE SIGN
OF AUTHORITY. COPYRIGHT. ,95., BY JOHN T. OBRIEN
AFTER INCENSING THE ALTAR, HE PROCEEDS
. TO THE THRONE AND RECEIVES THE OBEDIENCE
OF THE CARDINALS WHO KISS HIS FOOT AND
HAND. HE EXCHANGES WARM EMBRACES WITH
THEM.
AFTER THE CREDO, THE
SACR/STA CONSUMES TWO OF
THE THREE HOSTS PREPARED,
LEAVING ONE FOR MASS, AND
TASTES THE WATER AND WINE.
THIS ACTION DATES FROM THE
RENAISSANCE WHEN THESE
PRECAUTIONS WERE CUSTOMARY
THE HOLY FATHER RETURNS TO HIS THRONE
FOLLOWING THE AGNUS DEI, KNEELS AND
RECEIVES THE HOLY EUCHARIST.
THE HOLY FATHER HAS ENTERED THE
HALL OF BENEDICTIONS, ACCOMPANIED BY
THE CARDINALS, PRELATES AND OTHER
DIGNITARIES.
THE CORONATION IS AT HAND. "RECEIVE
THE TIARA/' SAYS THE FIRST CARDINAL
DFACON, 'ADORNED WITH THREE CROWNS,...*
THE NEWLY-CROWNED POPE APPEARS ON THE BALCONY OF ST. PETERS
TO GIVE HIS BLESSING TO THE CITY AND TO THE WORLD. NOW, AMID
THE HAPPY SHOUTS OF "LONG LIVE THE POPE j* HE TAKES UP THE
HEAVY CARES OF HIS OFFICE.
COPYRIGHT, 1954, BY JOHN T O’RRTRN